Red Hat: CVE-2016-9651: Important: chromium-browser security update (RHSA-2016:2919)
Description
Details for this vulnerability have not been published by NIST at this point. Descriptions from software vendor advisories for this issue are provided below.
From RHSA-2016:2919:
Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
This update upgrades Chromium to version 55.0.2883.75.
Security Fix(es):
Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by the victim. (CVE-2016-5203, CVE-2016-5204, CVE-2016-5205, CVE-2016-5206, CVE-2016-5207, CVE-2016-5208, CVE-2016-5209, CVE-2016-5210, CVE-2016-5211, CVE-2016-5212, CVE-2016-5213, CVE-2016-9651, CVE-2016-9652, CVE-2016-5214, CVE-2016-5215, CVE-2016-5216, CVE-2016-5217, CVE-2016-5218, CVE-2016-5219, CVE-2016-5220, CVE-2016-5221, CVE-2016-5222, CVE-2016-5223, CVE-2016-5224, CVE-2016-5225, CVE-2016-5226, CVE-2016-9650)
Solution(s)
- redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser
- redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser-debuginfo
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